THE RAVEONETTES cover the Stone Roses classic, "I Wanna Be Adored," for Doc Martens.

THE MYNABRIRDS did the four free songs thing for Daytrotter (though you can pay for lossless audio, too).

THE CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS stopped by the Current booth at the Minnesota State Fair for a live performance.

NEON INDIAN did a long-distance session for KEXP.

KAREN ELSON stopped by Morning Becomes Eclectic for a session.

THE TEMPTATIONS: "Psychedelic Shack." That's where it's at.

JENNY & JOHNNY: Jenny Lewis and Jonathan Rice talk to Vanity Fair about the virtues of duos, Elvis Costello and more...

TED LEO talks to Billboard about "Bottled in Cork," his video project with Funny Or Die.

SLEIGH BELLS: Alexis Krauss talks to Stuff (NZ) about the duo's genesis.

THE SEX PISTOLS launch their own perfume.

TIGER WOODS has taken out a 54.5 million dollar mortgage for a mega-mansion he's building on Florida's exclusive Jupiter Island.

HEIDI MONTAG & SPENCER PRATT have officially cut off negotiations with Vivid Entertainment honcho Steven Hirsch ... telling him they're no longer interested in hawking a sex tape.

ASHTON KUTCHER & DEMI MOORE: Cheating rumors from the evr-reliable Star magazine.

SAMANTHA RONSON faces a criminal investigation after her bulldog Cadillac reportedly killed a tiny dog near her West Hollywood home.

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE... and Quentin Tarantino?

CONAN O'BRIEN announces the name of his new show on TBS.

KICK-ASS 2 gets greenlit, based on DVD sales.

33 MUST SEE FALL FILMS, according to Indiewire.

PAKISTAN: The US government has designated the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan as a terrorist entity, and has named Hakeemullah and Waliur Rehman Mehsud as specially designated global terrorists.  The targets of recent Predator strikes suggest the priorities of the current US mission.  US officials have charged the leader of Pakistan's Taliban with planning attacks against American forces in Afghanistan, including last year's suicide bombing that killed seven CIA employees.

PANDA DOG: Is that his real coloring? Only his groomer knows for sure.

PET PIG sent to canine obedience classes.

THE SWARM: A beekeeper's vehicle rolled in North Canterbury, seriously injuring one of the occupants and unleashing hives of angry bees.

IDITARAD waterskiing.